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BETTER TOGETHER: Accountability Workshop

9:00 AM

111 Capitol Way N, Ste 200 (upstairs)
Olympia, WA

This group meets every three weeks to set goals, cheer one another on, get input on where we feel blocked, and hopefully, feel less alone on this writing life endeavor.  

FC Olympia Over 40 League (Co-ed)

9:00 AM

Center Street SW
Olympia, WA

Join the over 40 co-ed teams on Sunday mornings at Oly Arena Soccer at Off Center St. in Olympia. 5 vs. 5 FIELD PLAYERS The Players = (6 v 6 includes Goalkeeper) Number of …

FC Olympia Over 50 Pickup (Co-ed)

9:00 AM

Center Street SW
Olympia, WA

Join the over 50 pickup 8-week session on Sunday mornings at Oly Arena Soccer at Off Center St. in Olympia.

Nocturnal - Fine Art and Craft Exhibition

10:00 AM

222 4th Ave. West
Olympia, WA

Inspired by the world that emerges after the light fades, Childhood’s End Gallery presents “Nocturnal” featuring new paintings by Liza Brenner and Jonathan Happ, alongside mixed media sculpture by Loralin Toney.

Luna Sisters of Element (Afternoon Performance)

3:00 PM

612 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Beginning Oct. 16, Olympia Family Theater presents The Luna Sisters of Element, a new play by Olivia Salazar de Breaux and Katherine Trahan.

Chess in Olympia! East Oly Youth Chessclub Every Sunday Afternoon

4:00 PM

1901 7th Ave SE
Olympia, WA

Olympia Chess Club has merged into East Oly Youth Chessclub, which welcomes players of all strengths and all ages! The East Oly Youth Chessclub meets Sundays 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at “The Rock” Church centrally located in mid-Eastside …

Tara Buddhist Meditation Circle

4:00 PM

1620 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Tara, the Divine Mother, embodies compassion and protection from fear. Join the event to explore Tara’s 21 Qualities and Praises through gentle body movements, mudras (hand gestures), recorded music, prayer, and meditation.

Samba Olywa Practice Schedule

5:00 PM

4th Ave
Olympia, WA

Samba Olywa is an amateur Drum and Dance band focused on Brazilian Samba.

Little Shop of Horrors

7:00 PM

1315 W Yelm Ave
Yelm, WA

Little Shop of Horrors is a darkly comedic sci‑fi musical recommended for ages 12+. It includes abuse themes, drug use, profanity, suggestive dialogue, comic horror violence, a man‑eating plant, and strobe‑light effects.

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

7:30 PM

202 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Thornton Wilder’s masterpiece has stood as a timeless pillar of the American stage.

Sanctuary City

7:30 PM

202 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA

Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok’s Sanctuary City asks the question: In a nation built on the promise of opportunity, how do we determine who benefits?

CSMoFA: Indigenous Takeover at TCMOFA Celebrates “Temporal”

120 Olympia Ave NE
Olympia, WA

This multi-media event opens on October 2 for Fall Arts Walk, at the Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts (TCMOFA) and serves as a radical act of reclamation for Indigenous stories and arts.

LoveOly 2-Week Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Washington St SE & Legion Way SE
Olympia, Washi

Halloween fun kicks off early with a two-week quest!

Calendar of events

October 18, 2026

Found 13 events

BETTER TOGETHER: Accountability Workshop

FC Olympia Over 40 League (Co-ed)

FC Olympia Over 50 Pickup (Co-ed)

Nocturnal - Fine Art and Craft Exhibition

Luna Sisters of Element (Afternoon Performance)

Chess in Olympia! East Oly Youth Chessclub Every Sunday Afternoon

Tara Buddhist Meditation Circle

Samba Olywa Practice Schedule

Little Shop of Horrors

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Sanctuary City

CSMoFA: Indigenous Takeover at TCMOFA Celebrates “Temporal”

LoveOly 2-Week Halloween Scavenger Hunt

October 18, 2026